Reconstruction:Proto-Algonquian/wa·war(w)i

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This Proto-Algonquian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Algonquian

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Alternative forms

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  • wa·wi (short form back-formed from the plural)

Etymology

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From Proto-Algic *wa·waʔlewe (egg), whence also Yurok woolew (roe of several fish)/woorew (roe of one fish), Wiyot wa·'l (salmon roe).

Noun

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*wa·war(w)i (plural *wa·warwari)

  1. egg

Descendants

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References

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  • Siebert (1967)
  • Paul Proulx, A Sketch of Blackfoot Historical Phonology (1989)